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9.6 Brilliant

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John Harrison

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9.5 Brilliant

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Benjamin Franklin

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9.3 Excellent

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Karl Wilhelm Scheele

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9.2 Excellent

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Bartolomeo Cristofori

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Music 18TH Century Italian Instrument

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9.0 Excellent

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Henry Maudslay

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8.9 Great

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Richard Arkwright

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8.7 Great

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Joseph Bramah

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Alexander Cumming

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George Cayley

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19TH Century English Glider Aeronautics

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Thomas Newcomen

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John Kemp Starley

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19TH Century English Transport Safety Bicycle

8.4 Great

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Eli Whitney

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8.3 Great

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Joseph Whitworth

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19TH Century English Machine Tools Screw Thread

8.3 Great

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James Hargreaves

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18TH Century Industrial British Textile

8.2 Great

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Samuel Crompton

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18TH Century Industrial British Textile

8.2 Great

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Oliver Evans

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18TH Century American Steam Milling

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Edmund Cartwright

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7.9 Good

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David Bushnell

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7.3 Good